Backwards Faces
| B | Other Worlds 2022 | A clever film, examining the human impact of the “many worlds” quantum theory (where all possible outcomes have happened in one parallel universe…
Echelon
| C | Other Worlds 2022 | Kudos to this pair who wrote, directed, started in, ran cameras for, did post-production of—pretty much everything for this movie—during COVID. And they…
Polaris
| C | Other Worlds 2022 | Beautifully filmed. Intriguing approach to dialog (all made up language for this post-apocalyptic future). Nice use of the polar bear. And another kid…
The Tomorrow Job
| B- | Other Worlds 2022 | An interesting mix of time travel and heist movies. The script was very complex but the filmmakers did a good job of keeping…
The Antares Paradox
| C- | Fantastic Fest 2022 | God damn it… This was such a mixed movie. I hardly know how to grade it. I liked the main character (Alexandra) a…
The Visitor From The Future
| A- | Fantastic Fest 2022 | Very funny! And also a good time travel movie! In the first five minutes you’re given a good indication of what you’ve signed…
Smoking Causes Coughing
| B | Fantastic Fest 2022 | SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING This writer/director (Quentin Dupieux) definitely makes odd films. I found this one to be more grounded than his others I’ve…
Nova
| C- | Other Worlds 2021 | This movie was exceedingly mediocre. I could rant here about the script and the acting, but that would feel like kicking someone when…
Ultrasound
| B+ | Other Worlds 2021 | Best of the films I caught live at the festival (though I'll get to catch others streaming over the next week). A film…
The Alternate
| B | Other Worlds 2021 | I will say up front that the origin of the portal is strange (and unique), but the care taken in the lead-up to…